What is a good dividend yield, exactly? When evaluating different stocks to invest in, you'll notice some pay high dividends, some pay low dividends, and others pay none. A dividend is a portion of a company's profits returned to shareholders as income, so naturally, we'd want to search for companies paying the highest dividend yield, right? Well, not exactly. Evaluating dividends is more complex than buying stocks with the highest yields. Many factors come into play when considering dividends. You'll need to understand a few different ratios and valuation metrics to determine if a company pays a good dividend yield. Understanding dividend yield Calculating dividend yield is a relatively simple equation to solve. .
Equity markets continue to diverge from oil prices, with the S&P 500 moving up to set another new high for the year and oil prices falling to the lowest in months. The moves were driven by an as-expected CPI report, which has equity traders hoping for the first interest rate cuts to come soon and oil markets scared higher-for-longer will impact demand and lead to recession. The takeaway is that enough uncertainty remains for either outcome to be accurate; the question now is which market has it right and what the truth will mean for the economy and stocks when it becomes known.
The CPI data was as expected and confirms cooler inflation, but inflation remains hot and double the Fed's target at the core level. The data suggests inflation will continue to trend lower and lead to the coveted soft landing, but there is a risk that the FOMC will act too soon. Letting the market think that rate cuts are indeed on the way would be a catalyst to drive demand, keep inflation running hot and keep interest rates higher for longer than the market is pricing. With OPEC+ trying hard to keep oil prices higher, it won't take much to get that market into gear and underpin another surge in prices.
What is a good dividend yield, exactly? When evaluating different stocks to invest in, you'll notice some pay high dividends, some pay low dividends, and others pay none. A dividend is a portion of a company's profits returned to shareholders as income, so naturally, we'd want to search for companies paying the highest dividend yield, right? Well, not exactly. Evaluating dividends is more complex than buying stocks with the highest yields. Many factors come into play when considering dividends. You'll need to understand a few different ratios and valuation metrics to determine if a company pays a good dividend yield. Understanding dividend yield Calculating dividend yield is a relatively simple equation to solve.
Argentina has announced a sharp devaluation of its currency and cuts to energy and transportation subsidies as part of shock adjustments new President Javier Milei says are needed to deal with an economic emergency
Chinese battery electric vehicle (BEV) manufacturer NIO Inc. (NASDAQ: NIO) is trading near 52-week lows, down 23.3% year-to-date (YTD). NIO is a member of the Auto/Tires/Trucks sector. It is vastly underperforming its peer Chinese EV makers Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) and Xpeng Inc. (NASDAQ: XPEV), up 66.2% and 48.8% YTD, respectively. NIO shares got a temporary boost on its Q3 2023 earnings report, which highlighted a 75.4% YoY growth in deliveries. It was also hyped up from a statement from its CEO that NIO ranked #1 in the Chinese BEV segment of vehicles priced over RMB300,000 ($42,000), commanding a 45% market share.
Official tax return reveals how one trader nabbed annual gains of 228%, 309% and 339%. His tax return was released online, exposing this simple trading technique used to pocket nearly half a million in profits.
Chinese leaders have wrapped up a two-day annual meeting to set economic priorities for the coming year, the official Xinhua News Agency said in a report Tuesday that cited a litany of problems but also said the world's second-largest economy had "achieved a recovery."The report gave no details of specific policy changes, but laid out broad goals that are in line with what the ruling Communist Party has been doing as it endeavors to steer the world's second-largest economy toward more sustainable, stable growth as China recovers from the setbacks of the COVID-19 pandemic. The property industry is in crisis.
What is a blue chip company? When an asset is valuable and highly sought after, it might earn the term "blue chip." Consumers can label anything a blue chip, such as a painting from a renowned artist or a college football prospect with tremendous physical gifts. However, the phrase "blue chip" was first coined to describe a type of stock or high-value company. The association came from poker. While most poker chips are white or red, the rarest and priciest ones were — and still are— blue. Corporate moguls caught onto this concept during an economic boom in 1923 when stocks...
Myanmar's economy is forecast to grow only 1% in the fiscal year that ends in March, the World Bank says, as conditions deteriorate with an escalation in fighting between the military and its opponents that has newly displaced more than 500,000 people.Intensified fighting near Myanmar's border with China has blocked trade routes, causing shortages of food and other necessities and worsening inflation that was already near 30%, the World Bank said in a report Tuesday. Myanmar is embroiled in widespread conflicts that deepened and expanded after the military's seizure of power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in early 2021 prompted a wave of popular resistance.
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